David Spade
Department: Acting
Biography
David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an American actor, comedian and television personality who first became famous in the 1990s as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and from 1997 until 2003 starred as Dennis Finch on Just Shoot Me!. He also starred as C.J. Barnes, along with Katey Sagal, James Garner and Kaley Cuoco on 8 Simple Rules. He currently stars as Russell Dunbar on the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement. He is also working with TBS on an animated series based on his film Joe Dirt.
Known For
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
1987
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
2006
Joe Dirt
2001
Tommy Boy
1995
The Emperor's New Groove
2000
Senseless
1998
The Benchwarmers
2006
Coneheads
1993
Kronk's New Groove
2005
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
2003
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag
1997
Black Sheep
1996
PCU
1994
The Rugrats Movie
1998
Light Sleeper
1992
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
2002
Grown Ups
2010
Lost & Found
1999
Jack and Jill
2011
David Spade: Take the Hit
1998
Hotel Transylvania
2012
Buddy
1993
The Sweatbox
2002
Grown Ups 2
2013
David Spade: Nothing Personal
2022
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
2022
Once Upon a Studio
2023
The 13th Annual Young Comedians Show
1989
David Spade: My Fake Problems
2014
Mad Families
2017
Rita Rudner: Born to be Mild
1990
Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson
2005
Hotel Transylvania 2
2015
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
2003
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998
Racing Stripes
2005
Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser
2015
Entourage
2015
The Ridiculous 6
2015
I Am Chris Farley
2015
Outcome
2026
Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade
2005
The Do-Over
2016
Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe
2016
Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live
1998
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
2007
Sandy Wexler
2017
Hollywood & Wine
2011
Warning Shot
2018
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
2018
Father of the Year
2018
Saturdays
2017
The Concert for New York City
2001
The Wrong Missy
2020
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
1998
Lil' Pimp
2005
Reality Bites
1994
Grandma's Boy
2006
Loser
2000
A Very Brady Sequel
1996
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019
The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Year
2020
Fate: The Winx Saga - The Afterparty
2021
Ginny & Georgia - The Afterparty
2021
Last Laugh '05
2005
Shadow and Bone - The Afterparty
2021
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
2022
The Circle - The Afterparty
2021
The Upshaws - The Afterparty
2021
Busboys
2026
David Spade: Dandelion
2025
Dad Stop Embarrassing Me - The Afterparty
2021
Downey Wrote That
2025
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
2005
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
Rules of Engagement
2007
Fameless Prankers
2015
Just Shoot Me!
1997
Dana White: Lookin' for a Fight
2015
Mr. Mayor
2021
ALF
1986
Saturday Night Live
1975
Norm Macdonald Live
2013
8 Simple Rules
2002
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Chelsea
2016
HouseBroken
2021
Baywatch
1989
Rove
1999
Crowded
2016
Snake Oil
2023
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Love
2016
Ridiculousness
2011
The Mayor
2017
Father of the Pride
2004
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
Sammy
2000
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
2007
The Spoils of Babylon
2014
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Lip Sync Battle
2015
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Biography: Comedy Icons
2019
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Reichen Show
2005
Norm Macdonald Has a Show
2018
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The View
1997
Lights Out with David Spade
2019
Saturday Night Live
1975
Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik
2019
Beavis and Butt-Head
1993
Beavis and Butt-Head
1993
Beavis and Butt-Head
1993
Jay Leno's Garage
2015
The Goldbergs
2013
Comedy Central Roasts
2003
Hot in Cleveland
2010
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Netflix Afterparty
2021
Entourage
2004
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
People's Choice Awards
1975
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993